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Eigengrau

The documentary experimental film that tells about the life and culture of the Volga Germans, as well as about the heritage of this people.
Eigengrau (German for "intrinsic gray") is this illusory dark grey background colour that people report seeing in the absence of light.

  • Nikita Zarazhevsky
    Director
    F2
  • Nikita Zarazhevsky
    Writer
  • Diana Safarova
    Producer
    F2
  • Marina Naidyonova
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Eigengrau
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    History, drama, ethnographic
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 8, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • IDFF ArtDocFest/Online
    World
    April 5, 2023
    Official celection
  • Saratov Sufferings Documentary Drama Film Festival
    Saratov
    Russian Federation
    September 8, 2022
    Russian Premier
    Official celection
  • Territory of National Unity
    Arkhangelsk
    Russian Federation
    November 2, 2022
    Official celection
  • Kino Proba Fest
    Ekaterinburg
    Russian Federation
    December 2, 2022
    Official celection
  • Meetings in Siberia
    Novosibirsk
    Russian Federation
    October 25, 2022
    Award of student competition
  • The Digital Gate International Film Festival
    Annaba
    Algeria
    January 4, 2023
    North African premier
    The best short film
  • The Golden Five
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    May 15, 2023
  • CHIFF
    Cheboksary
    Russian Federation
    May 29, 2023
  • Student World Impact Film Festival
    World
    June 18, 2023
    Honorable Mention
  • Short Short Fest
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    March 5, 2023
Director Biography - Nikita Zarazhevsky

Nikita Zarazhevsky (Khodykin) born in Saratov in 1997. From his school years, he was fond of creating video works. In 2017, Nikita completed his first documentary about Rimma Ivanovna Belyakova. After he entered the Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov in the direction of "Television". In 2018, he began working at the Nizhnevolzhskaya newsreel studio. In 2022, Nikita presented his second film "F2" about modern photography. He completed his graduation film about the Volga Germans.

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Director Statement

The film "Eigengrau" is a personal statement in an experimental form. There are a lot of films about the Volga Germans, and I wanted to make the most memorable and exciting. In this film, I explore not only the topic of the deportation of the Volga Germans, but also the verge of documentary and privacy. That is why the film is full of atypical techniques for a documentary film.